'Oliver!' at the Palace was a great show

If you didn't see "Oliver!" at the Palace Theatre, you missed a great show.

The show was phenomenal. The whole cast was awesome. Good job, again, Clare Cooke and artistic team.

Speaking of the arts, Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific" opened this weekend at the Star Theater in Upper Sandusky. Several local folks are in this show including Thom Richards, Kristen Bowmer and Wayne Rowe and his family, among others.

Show times are 2:30 p.m. today. Additional performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 4.

... I have read the stories of Amazing Treasures with much interest. It is good to see an outsider - or in this case a newcomer to Marion - describe the various displays and opportunities. Marion's Mary Ellen Withrow, former U.S. Treasurer, has hundreds of memorabilia of her eight years in the nation's capital on display at Primrose Retirement Community for all to peruse.

She loves to tell stories of her time in the Clinton administration.

... I was happy to hear the graffiti was cleaned off the Harding Memorial so easily. I have to ask this question - don't our young people of today have any respect for historical monuments, people or events? This was more than a prank. It was downright malicious.

... Hearing the Lincoln Park Family Aquatic Center is not faring well is sad news. One would think with the heat recently everyone would be trying to cool off. I realize the wet weather put a damper on it - and all other swimming facilities - and in not such a nice way. Here's hoping attendance picks up quickly and the fun returns.

... I can hardly wait to get fresh peaches to bake peach pies. Fresh peach pie is probably one of my favorites - but it can be tricky to bake without running over in the oven. It won't be long before I make a trip to the orchard. I wonder if fresh peaches would do all right in peach tea, too?

... Let me leave you with this quotation by Pamela Brown: "A child sings before it speaks, dances almost before it walks. Music is in our hearts from the beginning."

Until next week.

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'Oliver!' at the Palace was a great show

If you didn't see 'Oliver!' at the Palace Theatre, you missed a great show.